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The process that Shoosh Beauty Hair Salon follows for my appointment unfolds in four parts. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BLACK HAIR

Detangling kinks in the hair industry

​The natural hair community in South Africa is growing. However public knowledge of what to do with my hair is still stifled

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
8 min read
On display: Most hair salons, including this one in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, have photographs of celebrities and models on their walls and in their windows, as well as the prices for the different styles. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
BLACK HAIR

Hair-raising six hours every six weeks

The writer spends some hours visiting a hair salon where clients have the options to dye, curl, braid, relax, straighten, extend, or cut their hair.

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
5 min read
An artist’s impression of the Gibela X’Trapolis Mega train.
AFRICAN IDENTITY

Felicia and my hair epiphany

"Seeing successful black women rocking different hairdos that I’d never seen before planted the love of hair into my soul"

  • Mashadi Kekana
2 min read
Natural transition: Taryn Gill
BLACK HAIR

Going black to its roots: People embrace their crowning glory

The resurgence of women embracing their natural hair has made way for a market in natural products

  • Carl Collison
8 min read
Running was a joy for Jackie Meckler.
BLACK HAIR

Warfare and difficult hair days

Black women’s hair care is still fraught with shame and politics, to start with hairdresser’s annoyance at customers not using chemicals.

  • Pontsho Pilane
5 min read
Hair extension are a popular salon treatment. (Oupa Nkosi, M&G)
EMILY MARGARETTEN

Making hairdo: Paucity and proverbs in Durban

A story of two beauty salons run by Tanzanian women in Durban unravels a tale of migration, survival and community in a foreign land.

  • Emily Margaretten
13 min read